LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Providing the most comfortable and highest possible level of ballistic
and trauma protection yet, EnGarde has developed a revolutionary
ultrathin, lightweight body
armor. With this new NIJ Level IIIA+ ballistic armor package,
EnGarde will continue to provide its clients in law enforcement, private
security agencies and the military with maximum protection.

The recently developed ballistic panel is the first Dyneema®-only hybrid
panel on the market. “Our initial idea of combining different grades of
Dyneema® into one single panel has proven to be a very successful
approach,” Iwan Luiten, managing partner of EnGarde, said.

Ballistic tests have shown that the different grades of Dyneema® not
only strengthen both fabrics’ properties – thus delivering unparalleled
protection – but also result in a very comfortable, thin and flexible
ballistic solution.

“At EnGarde body armor we have always focused on improving the wearing
comfort of our clients, while offering them the highest possible
protection level. We are, therefore, very proud to announce our new
product. After months of research and development, our new
ENGARDEIIIA-ULTRA-06 panel has been rigorously – and successfully –
tested by independent test laboratories and shown to comply with the
latest NIJ Level IIIA performance,” Iwan Luiten said.

This latest NIJ standard 0101.06 is even more demanding than the
previous NIJ standard 0101.04 and includes the .357 SIG FMJ-FN threat.
EnGarde has also successfully tested the ENGARDEIIIA-ULTRA-06 panel
according to the ballistic requirements of German Schutzklasse 1
TR03/2008, including the 0-meter distance (contact shot) tests. The
ENGARDEIIIA-ULTRA-06 panel offers not only high-ballistic stopping power
but also intrinsic ‘real world’ protection against knives and hypodermic
needles.

Although the tests for this new panel ENGARDEIIIA-ULTRA-06
were even more stringent, EnGarde was able to reduce the weight of the
new panel by more than 10% compared to the current NIJ certified Level
IIIA Dyneema® panel.

To be officially launched in December 2011, the new ENGARDEIIIA-ULTRA-06
panel will be available for all concealable and tactical EnGarde bullet
proof vest models.

EnGarde is a body armor manufacturer based in the Netherlands. Through
its international network of distributors in more than 30 countries,
EnGarde is able to advise and serve its customers worldwide. EnGarde
offers high-quality body armor solutions as well as lightweight hard
armor plates, helmets
and bomb blankets.